★★★★★
Released May 20, 2013
Is the much hyped Random Access Memories the album we have been lead to believe it is?

“The melancholy on this album beautifully articulates how I feel most of the time as a human being, and allows me to empathise in a way I very rarely get to.”

★★★★★
Released 1979
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks’ self titled 1979 EP broke new ground on what was and wasn’t music.

“This was violent, abrasive, a primal scream in the face of the dying original punk scene and a fuck you to the artsy arrogant post-punk movement that was beginning to spawn. “

The King of Dynamation!

In this Polari Magazine special, Clementine the Living Fashion Doll celebrates the life and work of Ray Harryhausen.

“Ray brought pleasure to millions with just a few inches of rubber, and there aren’t many men who say that.”

★★★★★
Released April 5, 2013
James Blake’s second album, Overgrown, is not only better than his first, “it’s A MILLION TIMES BETTER” says Little Bastard, who is no stranger to hyperbole.

“This is one of the most overtly beautiful albums I have ever heard. Dark and haunting, light and euphoric, chilled but with moments of pumping energy, it covers a range if styles and emotions whilst still managing to feel cohesive as s body of work.”

★★★★★
Released January, 2013
The D.A.I.S.Y. Rage EP is Kitty at her best: current, slick, and in your face.

“Every few years, an artist comes along with a style so unique its almost impossible to describe them. Kitty (formerly known as Kitty Pryde) is one of those artists. “

IDAHOT 2013.

Sean-Michael Gettys on the headache that is doctors who do not understand, or accept, the status ‘transgender’.

“Once again he questioned my transition and I explained the process I’d been going through. When he asked if I had a letter proving I wasn’t insane, I responded affirmatively.”

IDAHOT 2013.

Jason Carson Wilson writes about the double bind of racism and homophobia, and how that lost him his job.

“My editor found it amusing to find a correlation between the length of my story and the length of my … well, you know. Of course, that’s when he wasn’t labeling me the “angry Black man” EVERYTIME I shared an opinion.”

IDAHOT 2103.

In this story Ira Bohm-Sanchez writes about transitioning in Arizona, the good of it as well as the bad.

“All of the men in this tiny trash closet had directed their attention to our discussion, and I suddenly felt uncomfortable taking part in a dialogue that I normally prance through with ease. Oscar looked at me with a smile on his face as he says, ‘So that means I could fuck you, right?”

IDAHOT 2013.

Musician Andi Fraggs writes about how his school failed to support him when he was mercilessly bullied, and cited Clause 28 as the reason..

“I developed more than a little interest in Madonna. In fact, her music and words would later literally help to save my life. She also helped me to realize from an early point that their was nothing wrong with me.”

IDAHOT 2013.

Jordan Diamant & Aubrey Diamant write about the hateful and terrifying transphobia and homophobia from their family.

“You can expect to be hurt by strangers that is usually a given, but when the act of violence, rage, and humiliation comes directly from a parent or sibling the pain is not comparable to anything I have ever felt before.”